8/4/20
Movie Monday
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1A
Cushions on gymnasium floors
Mats
5A
Former ABC News anchor Donaldson
Sam
8A
Liberal online magazine
Slate
13A
Neglect to mention
Omit
14A
___ Cool (Green Day’s drummer)
Tre
15A
Tiny dot on a computer screen
Pixel
16A
“___ Lisa” (painting in the Louvre)
Mona
17A
With 2-Down, was out of control
Ran
18A
An hour after midnight: 2 wds., abbr.
One AM
19A
R&B singer with Xscape who won season 3 of “The Masked Singer” as the Night Angel: 2 wds.
Kandi Burruss
22A
Sound of a sci-fi weapon, often
Zap
23A
“___ been a while”
Its
24A
Fold in a skirt
Pleat
27A
Individual who gets special treatment: Abbr.
VIP
29A
“I think this ___ big mistake”: 2 wds.
Is A
32A
Pop singer with Dream Street who was the runner-up on season 3 of “The Masked Singer” as the Turtle: 2 wds.
Jesse McCartney
36A
Gullible person
Sap
37A
Biblical boat that floated on floodwaters
Ark
38A
Musical instrument similar to a piano
Organ
39A
CBS show that starred Marg Helgenberger for 12 of its 15 seasons
CSI
41A
“There’s no ___ crying over spilt milk”
Use
42A
Rock singer with Poison who finished seventh on season 3 of “The Masked Singer” as the Banana: 2 wds.
Bret Michaels
48A
“Downton Abbey” actor Matthew
Goode
49A
Long neckwear that might be worn with a sequined gown
Boa
50A
Work strenuously
Toil
52A
Ready to be poured into a beer glass: 2 wds.
On Tap
53A
LiMu ___ (large bird in a series of insurance commercials)
Emu
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Type of beast in the fairy tale “Hop-o’-My-Thumb”
Ogre
55A
Members of a jury
Peers
56A
___ Aviv, Israel
Tel
57A
Person who might pair rhyming words like “moon” and “June”
Poet
1D
“Mr. ___” (1983 Michael Keaton comedy)
Mom
2D
See 17-Across
Amok
3D
80-year-old rock singer Turner
Tina
4D
Sections of a song or sonnet
Stanzas
5D
Gaza ___ (region in the Middle East)
Strip
6D
Resident of 5-Down, probably
Arab
7D
It might include a list of side items
Menu
8D
Athletic endeavor
Sport
9D
Brother of Lucy and Rerun, in “Peanuts”
Linus
10D
Chopping tools
Axes
11D
Drinks that are typically caffeinated
Teas
12D
Street in the title of Freddy Krueger horror movies
Elm
20D
Due ___ (when a baby is supposed to arrive)
Date
21D
Morning host Kelly who was once on “All My Children”
Ripa
24D
Nightclothes sometimes also worn during quarantine, for short
PJs
25D
___ & Perrins (Worcestershire sauce maker)
Lea
26D
Purported power to read minds: Abbr.
Esp
27D
Device that played VHS tapes: Abbr.
VCR
28D
“Eww, gross!”
Ick
29D
Participle’s suffix
Ing
30D
The Dead ___ Scrolls
Sea
31D
“The Fountainhead” author Rand
Ayn
33D
Harm severely
Maim
34D
Detective Diaz on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Rosa
35D
Baby’s place, in “Rock-a-bye Baby”
Tree Top
39D
Wood that repels clothes moths
Cedar
40D
Individual motions counted by a Fitbit
Steps
41D
Truck rental rival of Penske and Budget: Hyph.
Uhaul
42D
Femur or fibula, for example
Bone
43D
Repetitive method of learning the multiplication tables, for example
Rote
44D
“Ri-i-i-i-ight, sure”: 2 wds.
I Bet
45D
“Easy ___, easy go”
Come
46D
Cable channel that formerly focused on gay-oriented programming
Logo
47D
Title for a king
Sire
48D
Political group popular in red states: Abbr.
Gop
51D
Allow
Let